Justin Verlander. That , my friends, is the reason that the Tigers win. But there’s more to it than just that. Barring a collapse by Texas, the Tigers will likely have the worst playoff record of the AL teams, wild…
In the NFL pre-season winning isn’t the most important thing. It’s more about getting guys reps and maybe finding a hidden gem or two. So, while the Seattle Seahawks won their exhibition game against the San Diego Chargers, they also…
With Football season fresh from a lockout and the preseason up and running I’ll be starting to write about football. I’m a huge Seattle Seahawks fan, so most of the writing will be about them, but I’ll write about other…
The Cleveland Indians are within striking distance of the Detroit Tigers. Knowing this, the Tigers made a surprising intra-division trade with the rival Minnesota Twins to get outfielder Delmon Young. Young, still only 25, is joining his third organization since…
Chicago White Sox- The White Sox had an excess of starting pitchers to a point where they felt comfortable dealing one of their six starters. This starter was Edwin Jackson who was probably the easiest to move with an expiring…
Cleveland Indians- Yes that’s right, the contending team who acquired Ubaldo Jimenez is a loser at the deadline in my mind. I always thought that if the Tigers or White Sox got Jimenez then they would pull away, but if…
Winners- Atlanta Braves- The Braves found a really good fit in Michael Bourn who will slide into the leadoff spot for Atlanta. The other kicker here is that the Braves didn’t surrender any of their top pitching prospects in…
Erik Bedard was traded at the 11th hour to the Boston Red Sox, and the Dodgers are also involved in this deal with Boston and Seattle. Boston had a deal in place for A’s starter Rich Harden on Saturday, but…
The Texas Rangers needed bullpen help, and clearly addressed that during this trading season by trading for Koji Uehara and now Mike Adams. Texas desperately needed a set-up man and got two with the aforementioned two newest Rangers. By getting…
As you know the Pirates are contending for the first time in almost 20 years. So, it makes sense that they are acquiring a bat to help them win. The Bucos picked up first baseman Derek Lee to bolster their…